7th Circ. Backs Truckers In Union Pacific BIPA Suit

By Craig Clough · September 30, 2026, 11:16 PM EDT

A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed that fingerprint scans at Union Pacific's Illinois facilities violated a state privacy law, rejecting the company's stance that a government contractor exception applies anytime...

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Case Title

Ernest Payton, et al v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Case Number

26-1946

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3360 Other Personal Injury

Date Filed

April 30, 2026